Old Games + Old Hardware

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  1. dk_lightning

    dk_lightning Ancient Guru

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    Sat here playing Half Life on this:

    700Mhz AMD Duron
    768Mb PC100 Ram
    ATI 9200SE 128MB (Got a Geforce 2 MX 400 32MB as well)


    A massive 40 ish FPS in software mode. Will have to try it in D3D and OGL.


    So what other old/retro games can I play on this thing?

    Its running windows XP at the moment. Steam wont work for some reason. Client Bootstrap crash on open :(
     
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    deus ex , quake 3 , no one lives forever... depends what type of oldies you like tbh :)
     
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    Nice to see some classics being played :)
     

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    RPGs like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale,
    also Soldier of Fortune, System Shock 2 and old Tomb Raider games.
    Just to name few.

    EDIT. Forgot about Thief, definitely Thief, especially second one.
     
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    Go back to the classics.

    Heretic, Hexen, Blood, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage... Strife.
    Hexen 2, Quake, Quake 2...

    I've always got a lot of older titles installed. Just in case I feel like some nostalgia.
     
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    dk_lightning Ancient Guru

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    1.8Ghz eh.. Well i got the 800Mhz covered if I OC the Duron.. Witch will run at 805Mhz I think it was.
     
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    You have better chance playing games from aroud 2000 than those from '95 with DOSBox.
     
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    Intertstate 82 and M1 Tank Platoon 2.
    XWing/Alliance and Tie Fighter.
     

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    install windows ME, have a blast!
     
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    Ouch windows ME , terrible memories of that OS lol
     
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    Some good old RPG's like Gothic 1 and 2 would be playable.
     
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    Thief 1 - 2
    Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption
    Gothic 1 - 2
    Planescape: Torment
    Dungeon Keeper 2
    System Shock 2
    Total Annihilation / Kingdoms
    Alpha Centauri
    Theme Hospital / Park
    Rollercoaster Tycoon
    Clive Barker's Undying (Fantastic game)
    Kingpin Life of Crime
    Gabriel Knight series
    Knights of the Old Republic
    Alone in the Dark
    Beneath a Steel Sky (Free on GOG)

    There's tons of great titles that would run on that system. It was a fantastic era for gaming tbh.
     
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    Are You sure?

    Besides this, good list, although there could be some problems running Gothic II.
     
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    It was a great game, released in 2003. Should just about run on that old system. I remember a friend of mine running it on a 1.2ghz Duron with a ti4200 with decent speeds, so I'm guessing that will scrape along with a little OC'ing.
     
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    Yeah, it's still a great game, but I remember having problems playing it on Athlon XP 1700+, so I would not be so sure.

    Acording to System Requirements Lab it requires 1 GHz and 1.6 GHz recommended:
    http://www.systemrequirementslab.co...r-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic/10311/?p=r

    I would target games from 2000/2001 max, maybe some from 2002 with that CPU.
     
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    Hmm.

    I'd still say it's worth a shot, even if it doesn't run on the old rig it's still worth a play through on his modern setup.
     
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    Just thought, I should dig out star trek armada 1 and 2 as well as the starfleet command games and elite force xD
     
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    Armada was a great game, tempted to play it myself now.
     

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